Oldway Primary School

State-Funded School

oldway-primary-school-torbay-south-west

South WestRegion

TorbayLocal Authority

TorbayConstituency

TQ3 2SYPostcode

1.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Oldway Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Torbay, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 598 pupils. Oldway Primary School is part of RIVIERA EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 101

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

598

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 598
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: RIVIERA EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Sept 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
18 Jul 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.